McVie Wedding

[michelej1]

There's a new book out about John Baldry called It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the British Blues and in the press for it says:

"Reg McVie and my father had a carpeting and furnishing store in Acton High Street, when dad retired from the police force," Baldry told Nick Orchard. "They had called it Celebrity Carpets and Furnishings. In fact, Christine McVie, who was then Christine Perfect, actually married John McVie right there in this damn shop. At that particular time, they couldn't afford to have any kind of a function other than this wedding breakfast in the shop. So they had stuff brought in drinks and minor catering and got married right in the store."

[Gailh]

There's a new book out about John Baldry called It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the British Blues and in the press for it says:

"Reg McVie and my father had a carpeting and furnishing store in Acton High Street, when dad retired from the police force," Baldry told Nick Orchard. "They had called it Celebrity Carpets and Furnishings. In fact, Christine McVie, who was then Christine Perfect, actually married John McVie right there in this damn shop. At that particular time, they couldn't afford to have any kind of a function other than this wedding breakfast in the shop. So they had stuff brought in drinks and minor catering and got married right in the store."

I don't think they could have actually got married in the shop because in those days in the UK you could only get married in a church or registry office. Also I thought they got married in the Midlands to be close to Christine's family. Perhaps they just held the reception in the shop. How bizarre.

Gail

PS thanks for posting this!